MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
distance learning are empowering
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Iran to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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